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In addition to the Bakken Formation , lots of new energy is being tapped in North Dakota’s subsurface. During 2011, geothermal energy installations were up by 26% over 2010
Tags: archaeology, current-events, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, geothermal, Jobs, meteorites, news, north, north-dakotaEven though oil production from North Dakota ’s Bakken Formation has propelled the state to new production records there is still a backlog of wells to be fracked.
Tags: archaeology, bakken shale, climate-change, current-events, environment, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, news, north, north-carolina, north-dakota, pennsylvania, philippines, united-statesThe Energy Information Administration reports that about 1/3 of the natural gas produced from the Bakken Formation of North Dakota is flared instead of marketed because natural gas pipelines are not present in the production area or they can not accept additional gas.
Most maps are drawn with north at the top.
Tags: climate-change, Geology.com, geophysics, massachusetts, news, north, north-carolina, pennsylvania, virginiaAn article in The Guardian reports that frogs, newts, toads and salamanders are meeting extinction at a very rapid rate – with half of the world’s species in decline.
Tags: astronomy, california, earth sciences, marcellus-shale, middle-east, north, oceanography, satellite images, waterThe Delaware River Basin Commission will vote on a new set of rules for natural gas drilling within the basin. If they are approved a moratorium on drilling in the basin will be lifted.
Tags: astronomy, climate-change, energy, Geology.com, mexico, new jersey, north, oil and gas, pennsylvania, washingtonNorth Carolina , a state without a long history of natural gas production, is now a center of debate on the topic of hydraulic fracturing .
Tags: ads-by-google, california, earthquakes, energy, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, hydraulic, massachusetts, natural gas, north, pennsylvania, united-states, virginiaWork continues on restoration of the H.L.
Tags: ads-by-google, archaeology, california, climate-change, earthquakes, Jobs, middle-east, north, north-carolina, plate-tectonics, waterEarthquakes , hurricanes and flooding are making 2011 one of the most expensive years for insured catastrophe losses. Swiss Re reports insured losses of about $70 billion for the first half of the calendar year.
Tags: astronomy, california, hurricanes, massachusetts, mexico, north, record, waterOver 800 geological reports, maps and other documents are available from the Arizona Geological Survey’s document repository. That includes nearly all of their: open-file reports, digital geologic maps, contributed maps, contributed reports, miscellaneous maps and more. You can search for documents by topic keyword, location keyword, author, collection, publication date and more. Every geological survey should have an online document repository.
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